Communications and Media Specialist

Hiring Range: $56,389 - $63,437
Full Pay Range: $56,389 - $84,583
 
Work Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 7:30am - 5:30pm
3-day weekends Friday - Sunday

Evening or weekend work may be required.  

Benefits at the City of Rowlett Include:

• 4-day work week
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance (2x salary up to $150,000)
• Long-term and short-term disability
• Flexible spending account
• 20-year retirement plan with the Texas Municipal Retirement System
• 5-year vesting and a 2:1 City match
• Vacation – 2 weeks during the first year, 3 weeks after the first year
• Sick leave – 2 weeks per year
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vehicle allowance
• Longevity pay

Position Overview: 
Under general direction, advances the City's communication and marketing strategies across various digital channels. Creates and manages content for City social media platforms, podcasts, electronic newsletters, news briefs, websites, and other digital media outlets. Duties include desktop and website publishing, writing, graphic design, and photography. Additionally, the incumbent will take on an on-camera presence, contributing significantly to the video production team. Foster citizen engagement and amplify the Rowlett brand voice across a range of mediums, encompassing print, video, social media, and digital platforms.• Proactively generates campaigns for the City’s social media accounts by developing quality copy, graphics, images, and video; gathering news, information, and photos; and collecting information from multiple sources on a timely and continuous basis.
• Promotes department activities, services, and programs by determining the best way to present the message and the appropriate media channel(s) to use. Requires onsite or site-specific coverage of news and events.
• Provides marketing support to City departments in the promotion of campaigns, services, and programs.
• Research topics and write scripts for various video projects. • Serves on-camera as the face of the City in regularly scheduled news series’ and special video projects. Hosts City podcasts.
• Assists in the development of the overall City social media strategy by implementing best practices, researching audience preferences, and identifying new methods to share social content and other emerging social media channels.
• Evaluates and reports on success of City social media by gathering and analyzing data and providing feedback from social media trends and research.
• Supports monitoring and response development for citizen inquiries and comments on social media channels and City email.
• Assists with the City’s public website management through regular updates and content creation including copy and graphics.
• Attends some public and/or internal meetings to capture and record images and video of presentations and other events for internal purposes or use in City communications.
• Assists with special projects and a wide range of communication tasks as needed or assigned.
• Working hours may include some evenings and weekends.Graduation with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, or related field, and two or more years of related professional experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.Valid Class "C" driver's license. Must have and maintain a good driving record in accordance with the driving standards as established by the City of Rowlett. Must report all traffic citations to his/her departmental Supervisor or his/her designee within two working days of receipt. Operates a motor vehicle in carrying out the business of the department and the City.

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